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4 Urdu ash'ar / shaayari (shers, couplets) containing the word:

donon: both

1 / 4: donon

azal se qaaem haindonon apni zidon pe 'mohsin'

chalegaa paani magar

kinaara naheen chalegaa

since eternity, both have

remained firm in their stances

the water keeps moving, but

the shore stays where it is

Abbas Alvi (1)
azal (3)

eternity, from beginning

qaaem (2)

established, enduring

donon (4)

both

zidon (1)

stances

shore

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2 / 4: donon

kitni zaalim hai

teri angDaayi

with both hands

you have looted me

how cruel it is when

you raise your arms to stretch

1959: Sahitya Akademi

donon (4)

both

luTTi (1)

rob, plunder

zaalim (8)

oppressor, tyrant

tired stretching of limbs

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3 / 4: donon

ab milte hain

jab bhi fursat hoti hai

once, we stole time

to be with each other

now, we only meet

only if leisure permits

2007: Padma Bhushan

2013: Sahitya Akademi Award

tab (3)

pain, shining

donon (4)

both

waqt (20)

time

fursat (5)

leisure, freedom

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4 / 4: donon

husn ne kiya bekhud

ishq ne kiya aazaad

together, the two of them

ruined my heart

beauty intoxicated me

love set me free

donon (4)

both

dil (101)

heart

ruined, devastated

husn (19)

beauty

bekhud (1)

entranced, senseless

ishq (34)

love

aazaad (5)

free, freed

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